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I had the thrill of seeing the battlefield during my vacation to the UK in 1986. The site is actually at Battle, a few miles from Hastings. I went to the 1066 Pub for a couple of pints afterward.
I am a direct descendent of Henry de Ferrieres a knight and son of Guillaume Ferrieres a land baron in Normandy. Henry's father Guillaume Ferrieres owned and operated one of the oldest forges on land that contained a large iron deposit. They produced all weapons, armor, and horse shoes for Duke William. Guillaume and Hugh de Mont were both killed in 1040 in a jousting tournament to settle a private war between them. Henry and his older brother William de Ferrieres followed the young Duke William to England, along with many soldiers who fought under the Ferrieres banner, in 1066. William de Ferrieres was killed in the charge that Killed the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. William the Conqueror gave Henry his brother's share of the spoils of war, as well as rewarding Henry for extra loyalty. This made Henry de Ferrieres one of the largest land barons in England at that time. The French spelling of Ferrieres was changed to Ferrers and brought to America in 1673 by my anscestor. Once in America the British spelling Ferrers was changed to Ferriss. After a few generations the last s was dropped and now it is Ferris.
@@IlNordFiero There was much research that had already tied Samuel Ferrers from Reading England who came to Charleston Massachusetts on November 17th 1673 to Henry de Ferrieres. Henry was the only surviving member of a Norman baronial family that had taken sides with young duke William against those who opposed his rightful claim to power. Guillaume their father and owner and operater of a large iron forge that furnished weapons, armor and horse shoes for the Duke of Normandy. Guillaume was killed in a private dual with a Hugh de Montfort in a jousting match in 1040. Guillaume's sons William and his younger brother Henry de Ferrieres followed William the Conqueror into Briton with considerable Ferrieres soldiers. William de Ferrieres was killed about the same time as King Harold leaving Henry de Ferrieres the sole surviving male of the family. The name Ferrieres is a French spelling and it is believed comes from the name ferrum meaning iron or horseshoe. The Ferris ancient Coat of Arms is a black field with silver horseshoes. Samuel Ferrers had the English Catholic spelling of the name. Samuel Ferrers great grandson Reed married the great, great, great granddaughter of Elizabeth Pabodie Anne. Elizabeth was the first of ten children of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins after their marriage at Plymouth Rock after their voyage on the Mayflower. Anne and Reed had ten children and the sixth was Warren Ferriss. This was the first American spelling of the name. Warren Ferriss was my great, great, great grandfather and there you have the short version.lol
My ancestors are the reason this battle was fought at all. Baron Hubert de rie saved young William Duke of Normandy, when the Duke was being chased by an enemy band. William the conqueror rewarded his sons for their loyalty and are recognized in the domus dei or doomsday book.
@@jamesferris4573 That is definitely impressive! My maternal ancestry actually can be traced back to William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. In 1087, when William died, he named Robert as successor to the Duchy of Normandy, while William Rufus succeeded as King of England, while their youngest brother, Henry, was given 5,000 pounds to buy some land of his own. Though, Henry played Robert and William Rufus against one another, which led to infighting between Normandy and England. Eventually, however, Robert wised up to Henry's antics to gain power for himself, and, choosing not to become a pawn for his youngest brother's ambitions, became one of the leaders of the First Crusade, accompanied by his illegitimate sons: Richard and William de la Hill. At the Battle of Dorylaeum in 1097, he and Bohemond of Taranto were in the Crusader vanguard when the Seljuk army under Kilij Arslan unleashed volleys of arrows upon their camp. As the Normans were on the verge of retreating, Robert shouted the war cry, "Normandy!" and pushed back his helmet, so the men could see his face - just as his father had done at the Battle of Hastings. Unlike a few other of the Crusade leaders, he neither deserted nor took land for himself. Rather, he stayed, and fought at Antioch, Jerusalem and Ascalon. Robert even stayed true to the oath he swore before Alexios Komnenos, and any land he personally took from the Turks was restored to the Eastern Roman Empire. For this, the Komnenoi adored Robert, and upon his return to Constantinople, Alexios showered him with gifts and even offered him a position in the Roman army. Richard de la Hill returned to England early on, but his brother, William, became Lord of Tortosa, in the newly formed County of Tripoli. He died in 1111 at the Battle of Shaizar while fighting against a Turkish army. Richard's descendants, however, remained in England, and one of them, Roger Hill, (born 1491) became a wealthy wool merchant, and was even knighted in 1540 by King Henry VIII. His descendants later settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s, then moved to Philadelphia, Tennessee, and later to Virginia.
It was nasty. As King Harold apparently said at the start of the battle "this is getting bloody dangerous-those Normans will have somebody's eye out in a minute..."
@@alfiemccook3937 there isn't, and I personally don't think he did. His body was found by the Normans and they wrote about his injuries. He had many stab wounds all over his body, and they had castrated his corpse and beheaded him, his wife identified him by scars and tattoos on his body. They mentioned all of his injuries except for an arrow in the face, and that's quite an obvious injury so I think they would have mentioned it. The only thing we have to go on is the Bayeux tapestry, but that isn't conclusive evidence, we have no way of knowing if the man with the arrow in the eye is Harold or not; it does say Harold above him, but that still doesn't necessarily mean it's him. He difinitely fell on the battlefield, without doubt, but I personally don't think he was killed by an arrow
Just think, because of this relatively small but important battle, the descendants of the Normans have been the ruling class of England for almost a 1000 years
@Thors Anvil The normans are indeed responsible, for the attrocities commited against irish and welsh people. During the days of the Anglo-Saxons, the irish kings and welsh kings, were powerful, strong, rich and created such a vast culture, that was nearly wiped out by the norman bastards.
@Sergeant Shitface actually, the British Empire was formed because of a Scottish King inheriting the English throne... with the foundations of a new relationship between Scotland and England, the British Isles looked outwards.
Wolfgang Von Zubaz It’s only relatively small to the largest battles the world has ever seen, but at the time that was a considerable chunk of the population with most likely well over 15,000 men on the field
@@elgranlugus7267 You seem to harbor a lot of hate for a people that lived a thousand years ago. That said they were also the ones largely responsible for creating the castles the medieval ages are do well known for. They also United the muslims, orthodox and Catholic Christians when they conquered southern Italy. And their victory at Hastings led to the rest of Europe using more cavalry thus also bringing about knights(not sure I'd this is completely true but they definitely had a hand in it) They weren't all that bad. So don't be biased with history. It doesn't help in fact it keeps you from learning from it.
I’m pretty sure the organised formation wasn’t broken by the Normans the Normans retreated due to them believing that william was killed which he had to remove his helmet so they could see that he wasn’t dead which then they regathered while the Saxons broke formations to chase them down and then they were routed but and king Harold was killed by an Norman arrow to the eye but the Saxon huskarls stayed there and fought to the death around his body so they weren’t actually routed while in formation they could have actually won the battle if they stayed in formation
slovene ball the reasons are because of medieval heraldry : French king flag : 3 golden lilies on blue background. English king flag : 3 golden lions on a red background. Or may english and french soldiers have fought each other in golden uniforms 😌 ?
Harold was actually more Danish than Anglo Saxon. His mother was Danish and his fathers lineage is unclear but he was a supporter of Cnut the Danish king of England. It was more of fight between two gangs of Vikings. The Anglo Saxon claimant Edgar the aetheling a child did not have an army but was elected as Harolds successor in London
A tragedy indeed, the Saxons were victims of circumstance, having had to fight Harald Hardrada of Norway at York before marching south to face WILLIAM, and those events coinciding with the first favourable wind for Williams ships for weeks. Otherwise the Normans would never have made it off the beaches. And this country would have remained aligned with Scandinavia, our language and culture would be different, we might never have had an empire but I can’t help feeling it would be a better place today.
I don't know about a better place...but I agree with you that the history of the world surely would have been different if this battle had gone the other way and the Saxons won; I suggest the USA would not exist, there wouldn't have been a British empire and we certainly wouldn't be talking the English that we do now.
Philip Williams I agree with you on all those counts. My feeling that it would be a better place is based on a belief that the class system which has pervaded our society to this day has its roots in Norman feudalism. It seems significant that this is not so much the case in Scandinavia and Germany, whose societies ours may well have resembled. There was a noble hierarchy among the Saxons but I believe it was of a more interactive and benevolent nature, perhaps because the earls identified more closely with their subjects.
Salvinius Augustus Maybe. But I think English wars with France were also a result of claims arising from intermarriage during the Middle Ages. Not sure it would have affected the rise and fall of Napoleon or German ambitions leading to WW1 & 2.
This battle is also part of my family history. We were involved in the invasion that created the Danelaw too, but returned to Norway to receive inheritance (which was the territory that became Sweden). And then a descendant of Bjorn I king of Sweden, by the name of Rollo conquered Normandy in a roundabout way by laying siege to Paris. Then William Duke of Normandy invades England and gets that crown. A branch of the house of Plantagenet came to America in 1611 and we have been here ever since. Their surname at the time of the crossing was Brewster.
3:08 The draco standard, I saw these first in the game Viking Conquest and thought maybe it was a Viking thing or a Germanic thing. But wiki says it was the standard of Roman cavalry, one the Romans adopted from the east.
I enjoyed your animation and recreation of this Historical battle and yes the actual battle is some 10-12 miles from Hastings at a place and village now called Battle. I have twice been to the actual site 15yrs.ago and again just this yr. It is an interesting place and you Can actually walk the battlefield and it is marked at various stages or areas with info plaques and just recently the adjacent property/Pasture was acquired adding to the entire scope of the original combat area.. I actually knew about this additional area before having seen an ancient map of the so called battlefield so I made it my business to pass thru this adjacent farmers gate and Pasture knowing that the then public park area wasn't all inclusive at that time. I hoped the property owner didn't mind. The fact that King Harold had just finished a pitched battle several days before in the North whenThe Viking Harold (Blue Tooth) Hadrada invaded York with King Harold's dispossessed brother Tostig whom he defeated and then finding himself being invaded again in the South has to race back with his already exhausted and depleated troops to fight yet another incursion by the Norman William and the French. This last battle lasted the better part of day and the vastly out numbered English with King Harolds shieldwall on the high ground withstood several assaults by Williams forces whose heavy horse calvary had a difficult time with the marshy ground at the bottom of this hill. It wasn't until late afternoon that Williams forces were able to Pull off a feigned retreat/attack that the less experienced and disciplined English troops broke ranks from the shieldwall in pursuit thus exposing them to Williams mounted Horse Who were finally able to effectively get the upper hand and shortly thereafter take out King Harold's leadership. The Conquering William seized the day.
If you think about it abstractly, this is in a way the long anticipated Roman reconquest of Britain. A Latin/Norse infused people from northern Gaul under ward of the Frankish Emperor who take Brittania back from the Anglo Saxon marauder kings of old. Who annexed it from the Roman Emperor Honorius. Hey well it only took 600 years haha.
Alexander Hernandez True, except that no frankish emperor (at the time, the Holy Roman Empire) was involved, only the French king. Genuine frankish (caroligian) empire collapsed in the 840's in a full scale civil war that lasted decades; it was succeeded - when dust settled - by western Francia and Germania, renamed circa 950-1000, France and Holy Roman Empire (... Broadly...) But yes, France was at this time totally latin in culture (that definitely includes late10th-11th century Normandy), except for Brittany (celtic), Flanders (flemish) and southern Gasconia (basque).
This was, imo, the pivotal moment in the history of England and possible of the world. If William the Conquerer would have lost the battle, maybe the 100 years war and many other conflictes would not have taken place but who knows.
this actually does a great job in a few minutes of showing you how the battle was lost for the english and how history turned with the english right. after reading julian rathbone you feel very sorry for the english who did something extraordinary in the lead up to hastings and hung it all out on this battle to lose to such a creature like william
A "creature" Like william? He was a brilliant tactician and the right of conquest was his. Regardless of his faults, You should respect him for his victory and the fact that he is largely to thank for england becoming a significant power. Harold was a good king, and a good general, But saxon rule was outdated and failed to advance in time to combat the Normans. That's all there is to it.
@@thedon9247 "That's all there is to it". William was a tyrant who killed and overthrow all the true nobles of England and then proceeded to put down all rebellions on a genocidal scale. These were both Catholic nations, at the time, Williams actions were sinful and brought harm to Christendom when Christian armies needed to come together to face the threat in Spain and the east. William is also responsible for beginning English involvement in Ireland and Wales, bringing the Kingdoms of the British isles into direct combat for territory against one another. William is also responsible for starting the 100 years war by forever holding the French monarchy in contempt to the English one by making it an unruly vassal of the French. Finally, William is responsible for ending the Witan, which is the oldest democratic form of government in western Europe. William however, was a good steward, he organised England incredibly well, but these advancements were soon to come anyway so I don't really see how he has benefited England in anyway.
@Sporkonafork1 he wasn't called William the bastard for nothing...he also brought in the robber barons from Rouen who seized property and land through usury
Mr Moist I’m sure I’ve read that England was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in western Europe before the Norman conquest, all William did was siphon the wealth upwards, it’s a great pity what happened, and how the Normans treated the Anglo Saxons was then applied against the Welsh, Scots and Irish.
@@thedon9247 England itself was formed by the Anglo-Saxons, along with our own identity, culture and language. The framework, tax system, shires, sheriffs, etc, were inherited by the Normans, only the personnel changed until they became English anyway. Our Royal Navy’s founder was credited to be Alfred the Great, I could go on! In many ways the English law was better than the customs and laws introduced from the continent by the Normans as feudalism. For example the Anglo-Saxon treatment of women was better and freer than the Norman, and the Norman treatment of the lower, labouring class of Serf was close to slavery compared to the Anglo-Saxon treatment of the Ceorl.
A typical English Huscarls would carry a Daneaxe, a smaller one handed axe as a sidearm, a Sēaxe stabbing knife (similar to a Gladius in length) and a sword
I am a Time Traveller.I saw the Battle of Hastings.It was probably one of the bloodiest battles I have ever seen in the World.The Great War and WW2 had the greatest losses in Human Life.I remember Stalingrad and the final attack on Berlin.I have travelled back to see the Dinosaurs.Believe me you would not want to meet a T-Rex.I have travelled in the future.Just to let you know that Humans will be living on Planets in the Solar System in the future.
The Battle of Hastings 1066 was the major reason that paved way for the transformation of the English language used today based on the French language, no longer Old English.
Glad to watch this. *My last name was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1191 when Anke of Ankinton held estates in that shire. *Copied from House of Names.
It’s a new total war thing because in real life there is no way even a warhorse would charge into a shield wall like that, it’s cool but annoying sometimes
You forgot to mention the secret weapon the Normans had. The Saxons cavalry had to use one hand for the reins, and one hand for sword. The Normans had stirrups. So they could use two hands in battle. They only needed stirrups to guide their horses as you can see Arthur Godfrey do on his horse. Battle horses were huge, being mostly shire horses. They were trained to raise up and come down on soldiers. Plus Williams cavalrymen had the option of shield in one arm , sword in the other. Saxon cavalrymen did not have this luxury.
So I Have been into total war Machinimas for years now. And You are definitely someone I admire for your cinematic eye. Not everyone has this. It's why I'm one of those rare breeds that Doesn't play campaign much. I'm always in Custom Battles. Always Moving the camera around constantly until I see the angle I want. Particles and Lighting has to be right. shadows and Textures have to be just right. I Haven't released any yet but I will soon. These are the Total war Games that I am making Cinematic Battles for.. Medieval II Third Age DC Elder scrolls ( it's Old The Graphics are simple and clean. There is a nice Asthetic to it but not fancy) Shogun II Fall of the samurai ( heavily modded with 175 New units and Graphics) Scramble for the far east Atilla Total war (Honestly I haven't even played Atilla Yet since I got it last year. I just got it for the two big overhaul mods which I am making Cinematic Movies for) And those are of course Medieval Kingdoms 1212 ad And Rise Of Mordor (Now called Dawnless Says) I did have a question however Does thrones of Britannia Run better than Atilla (Medieval 1212, Rise of Mordor)? I do of course use the handful of Performance Mods that you probably know about. But sometimes when I'm Playing Atilla even with the mods. It looks Good but Like I need extra Antialising or something. It could be the performance helping mods that take away from it's real Beauty . Idk what do you think. I Have a decent Rig. HP pavilion With an G force GTX 1050 Paired with an AMD Ryzen 5 2400 Vega Processor.
I have a GTX 1650 and core i5 10th gen. Attila can be a little laggy at times, even with the performance maker for massive battles mod. One thing I do when making a cinematic battle to make it nice and smooth is to record it in slow motion and then record again in full speed (for the sound). The slow motion recording can then be sped up (doubling the FPS that would have been improved by slow motion already) and then putting the sound from the other recording over it, finishing with some sound effects for individual clashes and kills.
How pleasing it is to see a video where it begins with silent intro to the "game"/video an not just someone shouting "what up people!!! follow me here, there, there, over there, here and remember to like and do this and that blablablabla ... *5 min later* ... now lets begin" .... This is just "plain" show. I like it :)
The ramifications of this battle are still with us to this day, aristocracy, class structure etc. Quite possibly the most important battle in English history.
@@Learnamericanenglishonline No, English was never replaced by French. The Normans intermarried and integrated with the English, so the language simply reflected that, hence the evolution from Old English to Middle English by the 12th century.
But the aristocracy have more English and Scottish blood today due to the intermarriages over centuries. The Normans themselves became as English as the Anglo-Saxons as well.
I loved this battle! Thanks! Although I loved it there is one thing which I do disagree which is we still haven't confirmed if Harold was killed with an arrow to the eye as some people reckon (because of the famous Tapestry) that he may have been killed by a horseman. Apart from that brilliant! Hope you can do thr battle of Waterloo with Napoleon Total War.
I was thinking about this and i can just write he died in this battle but many historical sites say he probably was struck in the eye, and i need to chose something, of course we will never know the truth, greetings
@@SandokanBattles Something that wasn't shown here. William's cavalry was ineffective against the Saxon shieldwall. They charged several times, but never penetrated it until the Saxons broke it themselves
Ln Vi I think it was a combination of the two. Harold took an arrow in his eye which knocked him to the ground, and as he tried to pull it out, he was cut down and trampled by a charging Norman Knight.
Harold’s death has been a source of debate for decades. I think maybe he was hit in the eye by an arrow but he was also hacked to death as well. Think about it, if your a Norman knight and you see the enemy king laying on the ground, you’re going to make sure he doesn’t get up again.
I'm old now....can't remember exact time and names....but in 1975 , when I was a young man...I visited St. Boven Church in Belgium (can't remember whether that churchs is (was ) in Ghent or Bruges, Belgium. But I what I distinctly remember was a a plaque of the more prominent soldiers (warriors) that fought in the Battle of Hastings. As you walked into the Church, and look around and viewed all it's splendor and glory, there was a plaque, a double 'paged' stone plaque, that honored the fallen soldiers in this Battle of Hastings - it displayed their names!..... Among it's more prominent features, was the date, it was 1066, representing the Battle of Hastings ~
Harold wasnt Killed by an arrow in his eye, a popular myth due to the bayeux tapestry having been repaired and the spear held by a warrior being replaced as an arrow. Modern analysis shows it was originally a spear and was held by the warrior but now looks like he is holding the shaft of an arrow. The text above says , here king Harold dies, probably refers to the Warrior behind being hacked by a Norman Cavalryman.
I thought that the whole arrow in the eye thing wasn't the truth... Harold's death was far more brutal, he got cut up, decapitated and he was barely recognizable by the end of the battle.
@@itnotmeitu3896 Well considering it was a death squad that was targeted at Harold himself once the Anglo Saxon shield wall broke, and William was supposedly part of it but that may not be true, however he would have authorized it (or even if he didn't order that, why would he care? He hated Harold for stealing the throne from him as he believed the throne was his)
That's true, the whore arrow in the eye thing came about long after the Battle. But in the Carmen, which is earlier, it tells of a vicious, and dare I say, rather unkingly attack on Harold, when William sent a Norman death-squad against Harold and cut his cock off, his limbs off, everything, by William's orders. That's unbelievably brutal, much more so than an arrow to the eye. And then Harold's Housecarls defended Harold's body 'til the last one dropped.
@@Anglisc1682 The Normans really were mindless barbarians, weren’t they? 😡 And they tried to discredit the Anglo-Saxons over the years as barbarians...thank god for the internet and Tolkien for igniting my interest.
I just wonder what might have happened if King Harold didn't have to race north to meet the vikings, and only had William to deal with. I wonder if the battle would have turned out different and how history would be different today....
Harold marched south to London where he rested with fresh troops for 3 days before moving to Crowhurst to meet the invading army. Fatigue wasn't a factor in the defeat that followed.
Only 30% of our words are actually Old French in origin, so I wouldn’t go that far. Yes, they brought over castles and knights; to oppress us. The castles were built to not only hide behind because the English peasants kept killing Normans for a time, but to also cement their rule. They brought feudalism to this country, which is why we *still* feeling the effects of that in our rigid class system right now. The Anglo-Saxons were actually more civilised than the Normans were at the time, the latter were just mindless thugs who brought nothing but pain and terror to the north of England. ☹️
This narrative, I recognize it....Medieval 2 narrator no doubt.
yeah me too
Who couldn't recognise this sexy voice
instantly recognisable
what is the purpose of having a KING when he has no Power & cannot rule/ 2020/ 🧐👽🔦 B.G.S** Youth is wasted on the young.
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@@TheNoblot no one asked or cared
I had the thrill of seeing the battlefield during my vacation to the UK in 1986. The site is actually at Battle, a few miles from Hastings. I went to the 1066 Pub for a couple of pints afterward.
I went to in about 1980. So tiny. To think such a consequential battle was fought on such a small strip of land.
@@bastogne315 no but I tongue pounded her salty walrus 😛😜😝😋
i remember harold was thought to have been killed where there is a small roundabout now
You visited the wrong place then I'm afraid to tell you .
They never landed in pevensy amd they never fought at battle.
Combe haven and crowhurst
I hope you drank a nice French red in celebration of the following 400 years of cultural oppression.
I thought I was watching a Discovery Channel documentary. Great way to start the year. Awesome video and camera angles, thanks!
I am a direct descendent of Henry de Ferrieres a knight and son of Guillaume Ferrieres a land baron in Normandy. Henry's father Guillaume Ferrieres owned and operated one of the oldest forges on land that contained a large iron deposit. They produced all weapons, armor, and horse shoes for Duke William. Guillaume and Hugh de Mont were both killed in 1040 in a jousting tournament to settle a private war between them. Henry and his older brother William de Ferrieres followed the young Duke William to England, along with many soldiers who fought under the Ferrieres banner, in 1066. William de Ferrieres was killed in the charge that Killed the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. William the Conqueror gave Henry his brother's share of the spoils of war, as well as rewarding Henry for extra loyalty. This made Henry de Ferrieres one of the largest land barons in England at that time. The French spelling of Ferrieres was changed to Ferrers and brought to America in 1673 by my anscestor. Once in America the British spelling Ferrers was changed to Ferriss. After a few generations the last s was dropped and now it is Ferris.
Impressive! How did you discover it?
@@IlNordFiero There was much research that had already tied Samuel Ferrers from Reading England who came to Charleston Massachusetts on November 17th 1673 to Henry de Ferrieres. Henry was the only surviving member of a Norman baronial family that had taken sides with young duke William against those who opposed his rightful claim to power. Guillaume their father and owner and operater of a large iron forge that furnished weapons, armor and horse shoes for the Duke of Normandy. Guillaume was killed in a private dual with a Hugh de Montfort in a jousting match in 1040. Guillaume's sons William and his younger brother Henry de Ferrieres followed William the Conqueror into Briton with considerable Ferrieres soldiers. William de Ferrieres was killed about the same time as King Harold leaving Henry de Ferrieres the sole surviving male of the family. The name Ferrieres is a French spelling and it is believed comes from the name ferrum meaning iron or horseshoe. The Ferris ancient Coat of Arms is a black field with silver horseshoes. Samuel Ferrers had the English Catholic spelling of the name. Samuel Ferrers great grandson Reed married the great, great, great granddaughter of Elizabeth Pabodie Anne. Elizabeth was the first of ten children of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins after their marriage at Plymouth Rock after their voyage on the Mayflower. Anne and Reed had ten children and the sixth was Warren Ferriss. This was the first American spelling of the name. Warren Ferriss was my great, great, great grandfather and there you have the short version.lol
My ancestors are the reason this battle was fought at all. Baron Hubert de rie saved young William Duke of Normandy, when the Duke was being chased by an enemy band. William the conqueror rewarded his sons for their loyalty and are recognized in the domus dei or doomsday book.
@@jamesferris4573 That is definitely impressive! My maternal ancestry actually can be traced back to William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. In 1087, when William died, he named Robert as successor to the Duchy of Normandy, while William Rufus succeeded as King of England, while their youngest brother, Henry, was given 5,000 pounds to buy some land of his own. Though, Henry played Robert and William Rufus against one another, which led to infighting between Normandy and England. Eventually, however, Robert wised up to Henry's antics to gain power for himself, and, choosing not to become a pawn for his youngest brother's ambitions, became one of the leaders of the First Crusade, accompanied by his illegitimate sons: Richard and William de la Hill. At the Battle of Dorylaeum in 1097, he and Bohemond of Taranto were in the Crusader vanguard when the Seljuk army under Kilij Arslan unleashed volleys of arrows upon their camp. As the Normans were on the verge of retreating, Robert shouted the war cry, "Normandy!" and pushed back his helmet, so the men could see his face - just as his father had done at the Battle of Hastings. Unlike a few other of the Crusade leaders, he neither deserted nor took land for himself. Rather, he stayed, and fought at Antioch, Jerusalem and Ascalon. Robert even stayed true to the oath he swore before Alexios Komnenos, and any land he personally took from the Turks was restored to the Eastern Roman Empire. For this, the Komnenoi adored Robert, and upon his return to Constantinople, Alexios showered him with gifts and even offered him a position in the Roman army.
Richard de la Hill returned to England early on, but his brother, William, became Lord of Tortosa, in the newly formed County of Tripoli. He died in 1111 at the Battle of Shaizar while fighting against a Turkish army. Richard's descendants, however, remained in England, and one of them, Roger Hill, (born 1491) became a wealthy wool merchant, and was even knighted in 1540 by King Henry VIII. His descendants later settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s, then moved to Philadelphia, Tennessee, and later to Virginia.
Possibly you also have British blood since some Britons have emigrated to the north of France being Frenched by the Franks.
It was nasty. As King Harold apparently said at the start of the battle "this is getting bloody dangerous-those Normans will have somebody's eye out in a minute..."
Bingo!
Someone’s eye indeed.....😏😏😏
As far as I know there is no proof that he was killed by an arrow to the eye but I may be wrong
@@alfiemccook3937 there isn't, and I personally don't think he did.
His body was found by the Normans and they wrote about his injuries. He had many stab wounds all over his body, and they had castrated his corpse and beheaded him, his wife identified him by scars and tattoos on his body. They mentioned all of his injuries except for an arrow in the face, and that's quite an obvious injury so I think they would have mentioned it. The only thing we have to go on is the Bayeux tapestry, but that isn't conclusive evidence, we have no way of knowing if the man with the arrow in the eye is Harold or not; it does say Harold above him, but that still doesn't necessarily mean it's him.
He difinitely fell on the battlefield, without doubt, but I personally don't think he was killed by an arrow
@Tyler Williams NSS!!
Just think, because of this relatively small but important battle, the descendants of the Normans have been the ruling class of England for almost a 1000 years
Bloody normans
@Thors Anvil
The normans are indeed responsible, for the attrocities commited against irish and welsh people.
During the days of the Anglo-Saxons, the irish kings and welsh kings, were powerful, strong, rich and created such a vast culture, that was nearly wiped out by the norman bastards.
@Sergeant Shitface actually, the British Empire was formed because of a Scottish King inheriting the English throne... with the foundations of a new relationship between Scotland and England, the British Isles looked outwards.
Wolfgang Von Zubaz It’s only relatively small to the largest battles the world has ever seen, but at the time that was a considerable chunk of the population with most likely well over 15,000 men on the field
@@elgranlugus7267 You seem to harbor a lot of hate for a people that lived a thousand years ago.
That said they were also the ones largely responsible for creating the castles the medieval ages are do well known for. They also United the muslims, orthodox and Catholic Christians when they conquered southern Italy. And their victory at Hastings led to the rest of Europe using more cavalry thus also bringing about knights(not sure I'd this is completely true but they definitely had a hand in it)
They weren't all that bad. So don't be biased with history. It doesn't help in fact it keeps you from learning from it.
I’m pretty sure the organised formation wasn’t broken by the Normans the Normans retreated due to them believing that william was killed which he had to remove his helmet so they could see that he wasn’t dead which then they regathered while the Saxons broke formations to chase them down and then they were routed but and king Harold was killed by an Norman arrow to the eye but the Saxon huskarls stayed there and fought to the death around his body so they weren’t actually routed while in formation they could have actually won the battle if they stayed in formation
This was well done, I like how you gave us a whole perspective of the battlefield rather than one spot
No offense to french or english people here but... French and English are the best rivalry made in history in my opinion. And the original red vs blue
slovene ball the reasons are because of medieval heraldry :
French king flag : 3 golden lilies on blue background.
English king flag : 3 golden lions on a red background.
Or may english and french soldiers have fought each other in golden uniforms 😌 ?
Oh yeah youre right. To be honest with you we still dont trust the french to this day (im english btw)
Harold was actually more Danish than Anglo Saxon. His mother was Danish and his fathers lineage is unclear but he was a supporter of Cnut the Danish king of England. It was more of fight between two gangs of Vikings. The Anglo Saxon claimant Edgar the aetheling a child did not have an army but was elected as Harolds successor in London
@@ewanedgar8872 neither do we trust you tho lol
Red vs blue, ong you're so right. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Hate crime incident in 1066 AD:
"Go home, Normans" spraypainted on wall in London alleyway.
I'm so sick of all these bigots in the 11th century!
Actually it was supposed to say, Normans go home but the grammar was wrong
"Normans, they go the house?" write it out properly 100 times! 😂
Nomanus eunt domus...
"Orcisc Normann Eōrslingas ūt! Hēr wæs Leofric 1/10/1066...and Baldric habben lytel wēapon"
3:17 - One Anglo-Saxon got an arrow in the knee. XD
let's hope he can keep adventuring XD
I was waiting for this comment :D
I I used to be an adventurer like you then I took an arrow to the knee
@@majorian6201 come on i was gonna say that 😂
@@samueljackson9401 too late
A tragedy indeed, the Saxons were victims of circumstance, having had to fight Harald Hardrada of Norway at York before marching south to face WILLIAM, and those events coinciding with the first favourable wind for Williams ships for weeks. Otherwise the Normans would never have made it off the beaches. And this country would have remained aligned with Scandinavia, our language and culture would be different, we might never have had an empire but I can’t help feeling it would be a better place today.
I don't know about a better place...but I agree with you that the history of the world surely would have been different if this battle had gone the other way and the Saxons won; I suggest the USA would not exist, there wouldn't have been a British empire and we certainly wouldn't be talking the English that we do now.
Philip Williams I agree with you on all those counts. My feeling that it would be a better place is based on a belief that the class system which has pervaded our society to this day has its roots in Norman feudalism. It seems significant that this is not so much the case in Scandinavia and Germany, whose societies ours may well have resembled. There was a noble hierarchy among the Saxons but I believe it was of a more interactive and benevolent nature, perhaps because the earls identified more closely with their subjects.
It would have been a better place for France for sure.
Salvinius Augustus Maybe. But I think English wars with France were also a result of claims arising from intermarriage during the Middle Ages. Not sure it would have affected the rise and fall of Napoleon or German ambitions leading to WW1 & 2.
And there would be far fewer French derived words in English and fewer French place names in England.
Great work. I read a lot about this battle and glad to see its reconstruction
Thank you
That was brilliant footage ... well put together! Best cinematic of Hastings I've seen! :)
The camera man deserves a promotion. One he time travelled to record this and didnt die. Great dude
Best version of this I've seen on TH-cam to date.
thank you
This is Discovery level of quality. Really great battle. Keep it up, and don't let TH-cam disencourage you!
This battle was when my family’s name was crated I appreciate you sharing the history of it
This battle is also part of my family history. We were involved in the invasion that created the Danelaw too, but returned to Norway to receive inheritance (which was the territory that became Sweden). And then a descendant of Bjorn I king of Sweden, by the name of Rollo conquered Normandy in a roundabout way by laying siege to Paris. Then William Duke of Normandy invades England and gets that crown. A branch of the house of Plantagenet came to America in 1611 and we have been here ever since. Their surname at the time of the crossing was Brewster.
Dope cinematic!
Thanks mate, I'm your subscriber for 3 years or more, you have one of the best tw channels ! , Greetings
Same
It's all computer animation dude.Still way cool....
@@Thundergod- it ain't an animation its a simulation
@@Iceavius_ It's both gearhead....
3:18 He used to be an adventurer like you. Then he took an arrow in the knee.
3:08 The draco standard, I saw these first in the game Viking Conquest and thought maybe it was a Viking thing or a Germanic thing. But wiki says it was the standard of Roman cavalry, one the Romans adopted from the east.
Romans adopted from Dacian warriors
I suppose Harold really did swear loyalty to William, but it was under duress and thus not legitimate.
The 3rd video that I download from youtube is from Total War Sandokan series. Really good job in making this kind of stuff.
Thanks man, Greetings
3:18 I used to be an Anglo Saxon warrior like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
RIP John Hurt the original voice actor. I think the narrative script was so good that they added the same one to Thrones of Britannia.
Watching this in my little house on the beach in Pevensey. The beach where the Norman's landed prior to the battle.
A pretty good accounting. Fairly accurate with only a couple of tweaks needed but still enjoyable. Thanks.
I just did a battle of hastings re- make. Its ironic how just after i did it this is coming up in my recommended lol. Great battle:)
Thanks you, hope you click subscribe :P
What a way to start 2019. Happy New Year great narrator. Hope to see more
Of course will be more, Greetings
I enjoyed your animation and recreation of this Historical battle and yes the actual battle is some 10-12 miles from Hastings at a place and village now called Battle. I have twice been to the actual site 15yrs.ago and again just this yr. It is an interesting place and you
Can actually walk the battlefield and it is marked at various stages or areas with info plaques and just recently the adjacent property/Pasture was acquired adding to the entire scope of the original combat area..
I actually knew about this additional area before having seen an ancient map of the so called battlefield so I made it my business to pass thru this adjacent farmers gate and Pasture knowing that the then public park area wasn't all inclusive at that time. I hoped the property owner didn't mind. The fact that King Harold had just finished a pitched battle several days before in the North whenThe Viking Harold (Blue Tooth) Hadrada invaded York with King Harold's dispossessed brother Tostig whom he defeated and then finding himself being invaded again in the South has to race back with his already exhausted and depleated troops to fight yet another incursion by the Norman William and the French. This last battle lasted the better part of day and the vastly out numbered English with King Harolds shieldwall on the high ground withstood several assaults by Williams forces whose heavy horse calvary had a difficult time with the marshy ground at the bottom of this hill. It wasn't until late afternoon that Williams forces were able to
Pull off a feigned retreat/attack that the less experienced and disciplined English troops broke ranks from the shieldwall in pursuit thus exposing them to Williams mounted Horse Who were finally able to effectively get the upper hand and shortly thereafter take out King Harold's leadership. The Conquering William seized the day.
A great example of the fog of war. If my observation was correct William used double-envelopment effectively.
This looks way more realistic than what Hollywood can produce with high budget
thanks ;)
If you think about it abstractly, this is in a way the long anticipated Roman reconquest of Britain. A Latin/Norse infused people from northern Gaul under ward of the Frankish Emperor who take Brittania back from the Anglo Saxon marauder kings of old. Who annexed it from the Roman Emperor Honorius. Hey well it only took 600 years haha.
Alexander Hernandez
True, except that no frankish emperor (at the time, the Holy Roman Empire) was involved, only the French king.
Genuine frankish (caroligian) empire collapsed in the 840's in a full scale civil war that lasted decades; it was succeeded - when dust settled - by western Francia and Germania, renamed circa 950-1000, France and Holy Roman Empire (... Broadly...)
But yes, France was at this time totally latin in culture (that definitely includes late10th-11th century Normandy), except for Brittany (celtic), Flanders (flemish) and southern Gasconia (basque).
Revenge for the romano-britons
@@spartanwarrior1 The Normans integrated with the English, so not really.
How was it “revenge” if they intermarried?
More Thrones of Britannia battles. This was amazing.
thank you, I think about Battle of Stamford Bridge next, just be patient, Greetings
And thus begins the first of many battles between France and England.
samtemdo8
1066 - 1815 = 750 years of intense fun !
This was, imo, the pivotal moment in the history of England and possible of the world. If William the Conquerer would have lost the battle, maybe the 100 years war and many other conflictes would not have taken place but who knows.
It was pivotal moment for british isles and france but not for the world, the norman kings didnt speak english till later on
@@mimir4965 That I know but ushered a new era.
@@tdh2044 I'm not British so stop assuming someone's nationality.
@@tdh2044 argh it wasn't that bad. He made a statement on the possible reach of a battle.
It was history changing like the battle marathon.
Wow! Beautiful video! Well done.
Thank you, doing my best !
It's nice to have you back man
this actually does a great job in a few minutes of showing you how the battle was lost for the english and how history turned with the english right. after reading julian rathbone you feel very sorry for the english who did something extraordinary in the lead up to hastings and hung it all out on this battle to lose to such a creature like william
A "creature" Like william? He was a brilliant tactician and the right of conquest was his. Regardless of his faults, You should respect him for his victory and the fact that he is largely to thank for england becoming a significant power. Harold was a good king, and a good general, But saxon rule was outdated and failed to advance in time to combat the Normans. That's all there is to it.
@@thedon9247 "That's all there is to it". William was a tyrant who killed and overthrow all the true nobles of England and then proceeded to put down all rebellions on a genocidal scale. These were both Catholic nations, at the time, Williams actions were sinful and brought harm to Christendom when Christian armies needed to come together to face the threat in Spain and the east. William is also responsible for beginning English involvement in Ireland and Wales, bringing the Kingdoms of the British isles into direct combat for territory against one another. William is also responsible for starting the 100 years war by forever holding the French monarchy in contempt to the English one by making it an unruly vassal of the French. Finally, William is responsible for ending the Witan, which is the oldest democratic form of government in western Europe. William however, was a good steward, he organised England incredibly well, but these advancements were soon to come anyway so I don't really see how he has benefited England in anyway.
@Sporkonafork1 he wasn't called William the bastard for nothing...he also brought in the robber barons from Rouen who seized property and land through usury
Mr Moist I’m sure I’ve read that England was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in western Europe before the Norman conquest, all William did was siphon the wealth upwards, it’s a great pity what happened, and how the Normans treated the Anglo Saxons was then applied against the Welsh, Scots and Irish.
@@thedon9247 England itself was formed by the Anglo-Saxons, along with our own identity, culture and language. The framework, tax system, shires, sheriffs, etc, were inherited by the Normans, only the personnel changed until they became English anyway. Our Royal Navy’s founder was credited to be Alfred the Great, I could go on!
In many ways the English law was better than the customs and laws introduced from the continent by the Normans as feudalism. For example the Anglo-Saxon treatment of women was better and freer than the Norman, and the Norman treatment of the lower, labouring class of Serf was close to slavery compared to the Anglo-Saxon treatment of the Ceorl.
I believe the Anglo-Saxon fought with axes, viking style. At least that is what I studied at school.
A typical English Huscarls would carry a Daneaxe, a smaller one handed axe as a sidearm, a Sēaxe stabbing knife (similar to a Gladius in length) and a sword
The plants love when so many bleed on top of the land.
Particularly crimson Nirnroot: "Murder time."
6:00 is brutal...loved it thankyou
Excellent! I Only wish I could have witnessed this battle, from a safe distance of course.
great work
awesome!
… happy new year
Thanks, you too mate :D
A great analysis of what happened.
I am a Time Traveller.I saw the Battle of Hastings.It was probably one of the bloodiest battles I have ever seen in the
World.The Great War and WW2 had the greatest losses in Human Life.I remember Stalingrad and the final attack on
Berlin.I have travelled back to see the Dinosaurs.Believe me you would not want to meet a T-Rex.I have travelled in
the future.Just to let you know that Humans will be living on Planets in the Solar System in the future.
The Battle of Hastings 1066 was the major
reason that paved way for the transformation
of the English language used today based on
the French language, no longer Old English.
Nice Medieval 2 voices.
Glad to watch this. *My last name was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1191 when Anke of Ankinton held estates in that shire.
*Copied from House of Names.
Was curious to see the origins of my last name...
Great work Sandokan 👍👍👍
Thanks!
5:10 lol that happened to me once in Shogun 2. Enemy cavalry just stopped in it's tracks right in front of my line.
It’s a new total war thing because in real life there is no way even a warhorse would charge into a shield wall like that, it’s cool but annoying sometimes
PTSD for everyone - unbelievable! Great video - really puts into perspective...... RIP KING HAROLD
Fancy that, actual film of Battle of Hastings survived.
Yeh, and not even scratchy.......
Well done sir! I just found your channel and its awesome!
Thank you C-3PstOned ,hope you like other movie as well, Greetings
@@SandokanBattles I think Im going to be binge watching all your other videos here pretty soon!! Great content!
These videos are great. Appreciate all the hard work. Thanks.
i see the emperor has ordered some more clone armies.
You forgot to mention the secret weapon the Normans had. The Saxons cavalry had to use one hand for the reins, and one hand for sword. The Normans had stirrups. So they could use two hands in battle. They only needed stirrups to guide their horses as you can see Arthur Godfrey do on his horse. Battle horses were huge, being mostly shire horses. They were trained to raise up and come down on soldiers. Plus Williams cavalrymen had the option of shield in one arm , sword in the other. Saxon cavalrymen did not have this luxury.
So I Have been into total war Machinimas for years now. And You are definitely someone I admire for your cinematic eye. Not everyone has this. It's why I'm one of those rare breeds that Doesn't play campaign much. I'm always in Custom Battles. Always Moving the camera around constantly until I see the angle I want. Particles and Lighting has to be right. shadows and Textures have to be just right.
I Haven't released any yet but I will soon.
These are the Total war Games that I am making Cinematic Battles for..
Medieval II
Third Age DC
Elder scrolls
( it's Old The Graphics are simple and clean. There is a nice Asthetic to it but not fancy)
Shogun II Fall of the samurai ( heavily modded with 175 New units and Graphics)
Scramble for the far east
Atilla Total war
(Honestly I haven't even played Atilla Yet since I got it last year. I just got it for the two big overhaul mods which I am making Cinematic Movies for)
And those are of course
Medieval Kingdoms 1212 ad
And Rise Of Mordor (Now called Dawnless Says)
I did have a question however
Does thrones of Britannia Run better than Atilla (Medieval 1212, Rise of Mordor)?
I do of course use the handful of Performance Mods that you probably know about.
But sometimes when I'm Playing Atilla even with the mods. It looks Good but Like I need extra Antialising or something. It could be the performance helping mods that take away from it's real Beauty . Idk what do you think.
I Have a decent Rig.
HP pavilion With an G force GTX 1050 Paired with an AMD Ryzen 5 2400 Vega Processor.
I have a GTX 1650 and core i5 10th gen. Attila can be a little laggy at times, even with the performance maker for massive battles mod. One thing I do when making a cinematic battle to make it nice and smooth is to record it in slow motion and then record again in full speed (for the sound). The slow motion recording can then be sped up (doubling the FPS that would have been improved by slow motion already) and then putting the sound from the other recording over it, finishing with some sound effects for individual clashes and kills.
How pleasing it is to see a video where it begins with silent intro to the "game"/video an not just someone shouting "what up people!!! follow me here, there, there, over there, here and remember to like and do this and that blablablabla ... *5 min later* ... now lets begin" .... This is just "plain" show. I like it :)
Thank you
Finally they brought the old narrator back
The ramifications of this battle are still with us to this day, aristocracy, class structure etc. Quite possibly the most important battle in English history.
Not to mention the imposition of the French language on the people of England.
@@Learnamericanenglishonline indeed "Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir ? " ... enough said.
@@Learnamericanenglishonline No, English was never replaced by French. The Normans intermarried and integrated with the English, so the language simply reflected that, hence the evolution from Old English to Middle English by the 12th century.
But the aristocracy have more English and Scottish blood today due to the intermarriages over centuries. The Normans themselves became as English as the Anglo-Saxons as well.
This was awesome, better than most movies these days.
great video. epic music. love it.
I say lads can you keep the noise down, my signaller hornblower is having trouble being heard.
I just learned about this in my History class
dude i just love your video's
Thank you! Greetings!
I loved this battle! Thanks! Although I loved it there is one thing which I do disagree which is we still haven't confirmed if Harold was killed with an arrow to the eye as some people reckon (because of the famous Tapestry) that he may have been killed by a horseman. Apart from that brilliant! Hope you can do thr battle of Waterloo with Napoleon Total War.
I was thinking about this and i can just write he died in this battle but many historical sites say he probably was struck in the eye, and i need to chose something, of course we will never know the truth, greetings
@@SandokanBattles Something that wasn't shown here. William's cavalry was ineffective against the Saxon shieldwall. They charged several times, but never penetrated it until the Saxons broke it themselves
@@SandokanBattles according to historical sources, Harolds last words were....." he will have someones fucking eye out with that "
Ln Vi I think it was a combination of the two. Harold took an arrow in his eye which knocked him to the ground, and as he tried to pull it out, he was cut down and trampled by a charging Norman Knight.
Harold’s death has been a source of debate for decades. I think maybe he was hit in the eye by an arrow but he was also hacked to death as well. Think about it, if your a Norman knight and you see the enemy king laying on the ground, you’re going to make sure he doesn’t get up again.
Amazing work!
thanks mate :)
Ah, my two relatives battling for the Throne!
The voice over kinda sounds like the best narrator-David Attenborough
Amazing work I loved it
'Received the cities submission'
is a very polite way to document the relations between the city of London and the Duke at the time.
Find history of war fascinating.As a young person not many people seem to agree
It's so sad watching this and knowing how it ends.
I wish there was more literature back then on how they prepared for this,how they trained, more than the tapestry I mean
This was very well done. I live in Hastings, so its very interesting for me.
Also, if possible, send your calvary units and flank around the enemy if there is a passage to do so.
3:18 I used to be an adventurer like you, but then i took an arrow to the knee
INGA 10:66 “I used to be a king like you, but then I took an arrow to the eye.” - Harold Godwinson
i have not seen like this total war nice video
This is really well done!! 👍
What an awesome video.
He's no stranger to war.
He knows the rules, and so do they.
Thanks This helped with school work
What about it helped?
It helped by explaining how the king of England lost the battle
I'm old now....can't remember exact time and names....but in 1975 , when I was a young man...I visited St. Boven Church in Belgium (can't remember whether that churchs is (was ) in Ghent or Bruges, Belgium. But I what I distinctly remember was a a plaque of the more prominent soldiers (warriors) that fought in the Battle of Hastings. As you walked into the Church, and look around and viewed all it's splendor and glory, there was a plaque, a double 'paged' stone plaque, that honored the fallen soldiers in this Battle of Hastings - it displayed their names!..... Among it's more prominent features, was the date, it was 1066, representing the Battle of Hastings ~
Harold wasnt Killed by an arrow in his eye, a popular myth due to the bayeux tapestry having been repaired and the spear held by a warrior being replaced as an arrow. Modern analysis shows it was originally a spear and was held by the warrior but now looks like he is holding the shaft of an arrow. The text above says , here king Harold dies, probably refers to the Warrior behind being hacked by a Norman Cavalryman.
I thought that the whole arrow in the eye thing wasn't the truth... Harold's death was far more brutal, he got cut up, decapitated and he was barely recognizable by the end of the battle.
William had the knight who did it killed though didn’t he?
@@itnotmeitu3896 Well considering it was a death squad that was targeted at Harold himself once the Anglo Saxon shield wall broke, and William was supposedly part of it but that may not be true, however he would have authorized it (or even if he didn't order that, why would he care? He hated Harold for stealing the throne from him as he believed the throne was his)
That's true, the whore arrow in the eye thing came about long after the Battle. But in the Carmen, which is earlier, it tells of a vicious, and dare I say, rather unkingly attack on Harold, when William sent a Norman death-squad against Harold and cut his cock off, his limbs off, everything, by William's orders. That's unbelievably brutal, much more so than an arrow to the eye. And then Harold's Housecarls defended Harold's body 'til the last one dropped.
@@Anglisc1682 The Normans really were mindless barbarians, weren’t they? 😡
And they tried to discredit the Anglo-Saxons over the years as barbarians...thank god for the internet and Tolkien for igniting my interest.
Very good animation.
7:05 lol when you playing with your sibling and u hit them to hard 😂
Imagine in those times William considers England his rightful property Dieu et Mon Droit was the slogan
Sei un vero genio,tuoi film e bellissimo mi piace molto. Ti auguro un Felice Anno Nuovo.😘😘😘😘
The Vikings and their descendents wete everywhere a couple of centuries before and after this period in various forms. Some breed.
One side is wearing PJs. They all must be dreaming they're in battle.
I love ur content man
sO CINEMATIC
Thanks ;)
I am learning Anglo Saxons in school
We all just love it when the horses stop just before they run one into a shield wall 5:11
8:17 a couple of dudes got LAUNCHED
I just wonder what might have happened if King Harold didn't have to race north to meet the vikings, and only had William to deal with. I wonder if the battle would have turned out different and how history would be different today....
Harold marched south to London where he rested with fresh troops for 3 days before moving to Crowhurst to meet the invading army. Fatigue wasn't a factor in the defeat that followed.
And that's why half our words are Latinate. It also brought knights, castles, chivalry and plural words ending in s and es.
Only 30% of our words are actually Old French in origin, so I wouldn’t go that far. Yes, they brought over castles and knights; to oppress us. The castles were built to not only hide behind because the English peasants kept killing Normans for a time, but to also cement their rule. They brought feudalism to this country, which is why we *still* feeling the effects of that in our rigid class system right now.
The Anglo-Saxons were actually more civilised than the Normans were at the time, the latter were just mindless thugs who brought nothing but pain and terror to the north of England. ☹️
6:01- Some guy gets beheaded with a battle axe. Pretty cool.
I liked it. Hoooah.